The legends of the Panjâb

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THE LEGEND OP siLA DAI. 287
Panihari,
"Kaun des men ghar terS, kahan tera darb^r
540 KyAn ghar apr.a chliorke aya hai, Sahftkar
Aya^ Sahuk^r, kya hai k§,m tumhara
Sahukaron ka kam kare chitthi sarS.
Apua gliar chhor dia gyan bisara :
Tu aya pardes phire mara mara
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Mahita.
bib " Sialkot men ghar m era ; uncha mandar dham:
Eaja Rasalu garhpati ; to bhija bun kucbh k§.m :
Bhija him kam ; kaha, ' Lao ghoie ;
To nau karor die ginke mM ke tore.
Jo ghore dariyai pawan-begi paM,
550 Main le karke mal pas us ke jauii."
Water-carrior.*
" In what land is thy home where is thy Court
540 Why hast left thy home and come here, my merchant
What business brought thee here^ my merchant
Merchants' business is all carried on by letters !
Leaving thy home thou hast lost thy wisdom :
Thou hast come to a foreign land to wander in trouble!"
Mahiia.
545 " My home is in Sialkot ; a lofty palace is my home.
Raja Rasalu rules the fort;
he sent me here on business.
Sent me on business; said he, 'Bring horses'
And counted me out on platters nine lahhs (of rupees) .f
When I procure the wind-winged horses of the sea,
550 I will take them and go to him."
* A woman. The scene completely changes. Mahita is now at Rotas
Fort, and is addressed by a water-bearing woman of the place,
t Rupees 900,000.